HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Georgia Southern football squad fell to Marshall, 38-33, Saturday evening at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Sun Belt Conference action.
Marshall took the opening kickoff 98 yards for an early 7-0 lead. On the next play, Tarian Lee Jr. recorded his first interception, but the Eagles couldn't convert a 38-yard field goal. After a three-and-out from the defense, Khaleb Hood's 38-yard punt return set up a 35-yard field goal from Michael Lantz to get the Eagles on the board. The Herd returned the favor with a short field goal to extend the lead back to seven points late in the first quarter.
Georgia Southern evened the score in the second quarter when Davis Brin completed a 9-yard pass to Jaylon Barden for Barden's first scoring catch as an Eagle. Marshall reclaimed the lead to go up 17-10 with five minutes to go in the half, but a 47-yard scoring reception by Dalen Cobb tied things up.
The Eagles got their second turnover of the half when Davion Rhodes forced a fumble on a sack that was recovered by Isaac Walker, his fourth of the year. That led to a 38-yard field goal from Lantz to give the Eagles their first lead of the game with 12 seconds left in the half.
Lantz connected from 40 yards out with 6:51 left in the third quarter to extend the lead. A big pass play from Marshall led to a 2-yard touchdown run by Rasheen Ali to give the Herd the lead back at 24-23. Lantz's fourth field goal of the game, this time from 21 yards, made it 26-24 in favor of the Eagles. After a hold by Marshall, Ali took the snap and took it 55 yards for the score to put the Herd back in front for good.
Next Up
The Eagles return home to Allen E. Paulson Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 18, to face Old Dominion (4-6, 3-3 SBC). The game will kick off at 6 p.m., and will be streamed on ESPN+. Tickets are available at GSEagles.com/Tickets.